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Hey everyone!
I live in Cologne, Germany and have just had my Internet package installed in my new apartment. It's a 64 Mbps cable connection (with 5 Mbps upload). For the first week I hadn't received my wireless router so I was (awkwardly) hardwiring my MacBook Pro to the modem/router. I ran speedtest to see how fast it supposedly was and I was regularly seeing 60+ Mbps down and 5 Mbps up - I figured everything was ok. After a while I got my wireless router from them and noticed it was a "G" router. Am I right to think that "G" routers max out at 54 Mbps? It seemed strange to send one of those when I'm paying for 64 Mbps. Anyway, I set it up. I think it's quite an old D-Link DIR-300. I ran speedtest again and checked the speed with my MacBook Pro. I never got more than 25 Mbps, day or night. Obviously that's still really fast, I know this, but it's not the point. I called them and they weren't very technical but they said they'll send me the better "N" router. I took delivery today and it's another D-Link. This time, the DIR-600 Wireless N Router. I was happy to see that it was a more up-to-date "N" router as I know my MacBook Pro and iPhone 4 can utilise this. Anyway, I set it up and ran some tests. I'm getting around 28 Mbps down and 5 Mbps up. The specification of this new router says, "Up to 150 Mbps wireless speeds" yet on a 64 Mbps connection, less than 3 metres away from the router, I'm getting around 28 Mbps. I also ran speedtest on my iPhone 4 (about a metre from the wireless router) and got 8 Mbps down and 5 Mbps up - that's ridiculous.
As I previously said, I know that this connection is still really fast but what's the point in paying for the 64 Mbps connection when I could save money and just get the cheaper 32 Mbps?
Has anyone had any experience with D-Link routers before? I wonder if it's just because they're cheap routers. I've always used NETGEAR and I've never had a problem with them. Note: I've not got any thick walls, telephones or anything else in between my desk and the router - it's about 3 metres away and I can clearly see it sat behind my TV.
Thanks in advance.
Regards
I live in Cologne, Germany and have just had my Internet package installed in my new apartment. It's a 64 Mbps cable connection (with 5 Mbps upload). For the first week I hadn't received my wireless router so I was (awkwardly) hardwiring my MacBook Pro to the modem/router. I ran speedtest to see how fast it supposedly was and I was regularly seeing 60+ Mbps down and 5 Mbps up - I figured everything was ok. After a while I got my wireless router from them and noticed it was a "G" router. Am I right to think that "G" routers max out at 54 Mbps? It seemed strange to send one of those when I'm paying for 64 Mbps. Anyway, I set it up. I think it's quite an old D-Link DIR-300. I ran speedtest again and checked the speed with my MacBook Pro. I never got more than 25 Mbps, day or night. Obviously that's still really fast, I know this, but it's not the point. I called them and they weren't very technical but they said they'll send me the better "N" router. I took delivery today and it's another D-Link. This time, the DIR-600 Wireless N Router. I was happy to see that it was a more up-to-date "N" router as I know my MacBook Pro and iPhone 4 can utilise this. Anyway, I set it up and ran some tests. I'm getting around 28 Mbps down and 5 Mbps up. The specification of this new router says, "Up to 150 Mbps wireless speeds" yet on a 64 Mbps connection, less than 3 metres away from the router, I'm getting around 28 Mbps. I also ran speedtest on my iPhone 4 (about a metre from the wireless router) and got 8 Mbps down and 5 Mbps up - that's ridiculous.
As I previously said, I know that this connection is still really fast but what's the point in paying for the 64 Mbps connection when I could save money and just get the cheaper 32 Mbps?
Has anyone had any experience with D-Link routers before? I wonder if it's just because they're cheap routers. I've always used NETGEAR and I've never had a problem with them. Note: I've not got any thick walls, telephones or anything else in between my desk and the router - it's about 3 metres away and I can clearly see it sat behind my TV.
Thanks in advance.
Regards